Work in Progress: Love, Mental Health and Sex EP 752

There’s a new study saying gay men feel hotter on vacation… and honestly… we didn’t need science to tell us that. But now we’ve got data—and it’s kind of fascinating why. And with Madonna’s ‘I Feel So Free’—this idea of shedding identity, becoming someone new—it kind of lines up perfectly with this idea of vacation energy… Being in a new place = you’re “new” on the grid You’re not trapped in your home city’s hierarchy or typecasting Vacation hookups vs. real-life dating - the hosts discuss Have you ever stayed somewhere long enough to watch the magic fade? The hosts discuss... Hot Topic: A Minnesota teacher is fired and nomination for Best Teacher taken away when picture resurface of a leather past... Hot Topic: Gay Dad's in Weho are fooled into doing an interview to a homophobic host..find how it goes down... Hot Topic: Who stole Madonna's vintage outfit??? Visit: Steve V's new app - Studio.com/stevev for the website version and visit the app version: Studio.com/stevev/connect Follow Stevie on IG: @iam_stevev Follow Kodi on IG: @mistahmaurice Follow Teddy on IG: @teddyalexis Rate and Review us! Wanna drop a weekly or one time tip to TAGSPODCAST - Show your love for the show and support TAGS! Visit our website: tagspodcast.com Needs some advice for a sex or relationship conundrum? Ask TAGS! DM US ON IG or https://www.talkaboutgaysex.com/contact Follow Of a Certain Age on IG: @ofacertainagepod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The hosts breakdown a recent raid at a private sex space in Dallas that had the cops instilling fear tactics and making a few arrests...what really was behind this raid... What is a 'safe space' actually and how much trust do we as gay men put into these spaces? Do younger gays actually know what a raid actually looks like as opposed to our gay ancestors? The hosts share spaces they've been to where they feel safe and where they draw the line... The hosts speculate on the larger issue of what is going on regarding the raid... Hot Topic: Madonna is back and we're here for it! Hot Topic: Caitlyn Jenner is whines that her passport says she's a 'male' while she still 'loves' Trump Hot Topic: Latin pop star Jose Alfredo reclaims the word "Perro" in new single... Hot Topic: Honey Dijon on her proudest career moment... Hot Topic: Adult Star Ty Roderick hospitalized after brutal stabbing... Hot Topic: Heated Rivalry creator Jacob Tierny opens up about HIV status and almost dying... Hot Topic: Grindr is hosting a hot ticket party for and during the White House Correspondence week in DC! Advice: Is it wrong to stay with someone your really not into for the perks? Visit: Steve V's new app - Studio.com/stevev for the website version and visit the app version: Studio.com/stevev/connect Follow Stevie on IG: @iam_stevev Follow Kodi on IG: @mistahmaurice Rate and Review us! Wanna drop a weekly or one time tip to TAGSPODCAST - Show your love for the show and support TAGS! Visit our website: tagspodcast.com Needs some advice for a sex or relationship conundrum? Ask TAGS! DM US ON IG or https://www.talkaboutgaysex.com/contact Follow Of a Certain Age on IG: @ofacertainagepod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Have you ever been emotionally off… but still physically on Do you lean into sex when you're off… or avoid it? The hosts discus types of sex we have: Validation Sex, Escape Sex, Connection Sex and Chaos Sex... Dating while healing... can you date while you're working on yourself or healing? Fun Lightening Rod the hosts play about sex while working on yourself Hot Topic: Boomer Banks says that scrotox reshaped his balls for the good after an early health issue...Do bigger balls matter? Hot Topic: Dave Chappelle claims his anti-Trans jokes are not the same as the GOP's.... Hot Topic: UK bans Step Daddy type of adult content... Hot Topic: Noah's Arc Darryl Stephens on Heated Rivalry success...does he get it right? Advice: Listener wants to know if using butt plugs are for stretch therapy or can they also be stimulating for pleasure... Visit: Steve V's new app - Studio.com/stevev for the website version and visit the app version: Studio.com/stevev/connect Follow Stevie on IG: @iam_stevev Follow Kodi on IG: @mistahmaurice Rate and Review us! Wanna drop a weekly or one time tip to TAGSPODCAST - Show your love for the show and support TAGS! Visit our website: tagspodcast.com Needs some advice for a sex or relationship conundrum? Ask TAGS! DM US ON IG or https://www.talkaboutgaysex.com/contact Follow Of a Certain Age on IG: @ofacertainagepod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We talk a lot about confidence, sex, connection… but what about the days we don’t feel okay? What if growth isn’t about arriving… but about showing up anyway? Can we be a little messy… and still be worthy of love, sex, and connection? When do you realize you're not okay mentally or emotionally? The hosts discuss... Gay culture tells us to show up perfect—hot, confident, ready for sex. But what happens when we’re not? Should you be in a relationship if you're not okay? What about sex....can sex be healing when you're not okay? Can it be a stress reliever and more? Hot Topic: The Stonewall flag is legally back up! Hot Topic: Gay Adult Performer Milo Miles is banned from the US for 10 years? Hot Topic: Bryon Noem is the gift that keeps on giving.... Hot Topic: Is the trend to have more body hair or did it never leave? We discuss... Advice: He told me he was in an open relationship after our hookup walking out the door... Visit: Steve V's new app - Studio.com/stevev for the website version and visit the app version: Studio.com/stevev/connect Follow Stevie on IG: @iam_stevev Follow Kodi on IG: @mistahmaurice Follow Teddy on IG: @teddyalexis Rate and Review us! Wanna drop a weekly or one time tip to TAGSPODCAST - Show your love for the show and support TAGS! Visit our website: tagspodcast.com Needs some advice for a sex or relationship conundrum? Ask TAGS! DM US ON IG or https://www.talkaboutgaysex.com/contact Follow Of a Certain Age on IG: @ofacertainagepod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The hosts share how their sex lives have changed or evolved over time using a backdrop of actor Rupert Everett who started having sex in his teens in the 1970's The hosts share their early years of what sex looked like post AIDS epidemic The hosts share what positions they liked when they were younger vs what they enjoy today The hosts share what's important and to them in sex today and what actually gets better with age.. Let's talk desire - what turns us on now! Quick Fire with the hosts like a sexual myth that you let go of... Music Video Preview - we preview Kodi Maurice's brand new music video for "Proof of Love" Hot Topic: A sexpert is calling out all toxic tops! Hot Topic: Minneapolis City Council proposes bringing back bathhouses amid their closure during the AIDS crisis in 1988... Hot Topic: Health Update: What's the side effect of Doxypep you should know about before your Summer travel? Plus, Shigella alert in the UK - what signs and precautions can you take? Hot Topic: The potential olympians who are using OF to raise money to live and train... Advice: Are we addicted to men or the attention of the moment that gives us a rush...? Thirst Trap: Pick your favorite NSFW shot of the week! Visit: Steve V's new app - Studio.com/stevev for the website version and visit the app version: Studio.com/stevev/connect Follow Stevie on IG: @iam_stevev Follow Kodi on IG: @mistahmaurice Rate and Review us! Wanna drop a weekly or one time tip to TAGSPODCAST - Show your love for the show and support TAGS! Visit our website: tagspodcast.com Needs some advice for a sex or relationship conundrum? Ask TAGS! DM US ON IG or https://www.talkaboutgaysex.com/contact Follow Of a Certain Age on IG: @ofacertainagepod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

When your phone shows you old photos… what’s your first reaction? Do we romanticize our past selves more than they deserve? Youth obsession in gay culture (twinks → invisibility fear) Is sex tied too tightly to youth in our community? The hosts share what reinvention looks like to them... The hosts share what makes them feel sexy now... The hosts share a fun lightening rod of what would you do... Hot Topic: 17th anniversary of Grindr and gays share their most unhinged screenshots Hot Topic: DC bar shares a kink night Bimbofication.... Hot Topic: J.Cole shares a new song about cutting off a friend for their sexuality... Hot Topic: Are you a brunch gay or not? Visit: Studio.com/stevev for the website version and visit the app version: Studio.com/stevev/connect Follow Stevie on IG: @iam_stevev Follow Jeremy on IG: @jrosslopez Follow Kodi on IG: @mistahmaurice Rate and Review us! Wanna drop a weekly or one time tip to TAGSPODCAST - Show your love for the show and support TAGS! Visit our website: tagspodcast.com Needs some advice for a sex or relationship conundrum? Ask TAGS! DM US ON IG or https://www.talkaboutgaysex.com/contact Follow Of a Certain Age on IG: @ofacertainagepod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The hosts discuss what they may be shedding this Spring...sexually, old habits and the things that don't suit us anymore. We Tried It… But Are We Still Into It? What parts of our sexuality and specific sex acts if any are we shedding and what are looking forward to trying... Sebastian shares how he's been living a celibate life for awhile but, does share a juicy 'rom-com' type of experience he had last year... Host Steve V shares how couples therapy is going to be a pro-active experience for his new marriage... Fun lightening rod of what do you choose this Spring... Hot Topics: Sebastian gives his take on 'how he carries' it which differs from the Gay Tik Toker on 'catching print'... Hot Topic: We're talking about Luke Evans bulge in "Rocky Horror Show" on Broadway and Sebastian shares how he was in the first Broadway revival on 'Rocky' years ago. Plus "Titanique" makes it to Broadway! Hot Topic: Would "Heated Rivalry" be the same without all the sex? Hot Topic: Can someone wear a padlock to a fancy dinner? One gay X account seems to think it's inappropriate.... Hot Topic: Billy Porter says we need more Black Queer content that represents and how we're losing it... Advice: Hookups aren't what they used to be....what should he do next? Visit: Steve V's new app - Studio.com/stevev for the website version and visit the app version: Studio.com/stevev/connect Follow Stevie on IG: @iam_stevev Follow Kodi on IG: @mistahmaurice Follow Sebastian on IG: @lacause_iam ThePortalisYour.com Rate and Review us! Wanna drop a weekly or one time tip to TAGSPODCAST - Show your love for the show and support TAGS! Visit our website: tagspodcast.com Needs some advice for a sex or relationship conundrum? Ask TAGS! DM US ON IG or https://www.talkaboutgaysex.com/contact Follow Of a Certain Age on IG: @ofacertainagepod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The hosts share how and when they embraced being a 'daddy' and what it means to them Fantasy vs. reality of what it means to be a 'daddy' Power dynamics that can exist from emotional maturity to financial security... Not all age gaps are unhealthy Are you rejecting older men… or rejecting your future self? When the dynamic of 'daddy' and 'son' doesn't work...we discuss Hot Topic: A new douching system that has got the bottoms in a frenzy... Hot Topic: A Tik Toker is showing us how to to tell the size of the guy's 'D' through his pants... Hot Topic: OnlyFans owner Leo Radvinsky dies at 43... Hot Topic: Adult performer Seth Peterson dies at 25 Hot Topic: Tom Ford is America's new gay eligible bachelor...what is he looking for? Hot Topic: Luke Evans is in Broadway's new version of "The Rocky Horror Show" Hot Topic: 5 new gay bars are set to open across America... Advice: To show your face or not to show your face is the question... Visit: Steve V's new app - Studio.com/stevev for the website version and visit the app version: Studio.com/stevev/connect Follow Stevie on IG: @iam_stevev Follow Kodi on IG: @mistahmaurice Rate and Review us! Wanna drop a weekly or one time tip to TAGSPODCAST - Show your love for the show and support TAGS! Visit our website: tagspodcast.com Needs some advice for a sex or relationship conundrum? Ask TAGS! DM US ON IG or https://www.talkaboutgaysex.com/contact Follow Of a Certain Age on IG: @ofacertainagepod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

If you took age out of the equation… who would you choose? And when reality comes back in—age, distance, sex, expectations—what actually holds up? The hosts share their relationship age gaps Would you date differently if you didn’t know age? Do gay men actually embrace age gaps… or just sexualize them? The host discuss Would this series work for gay men? Do we have sex first and then get to know the person? What about relocating for someone...would you? Do long distance relationships really work? When it come to sex does age matter at all other than they are legal? Hot Topic: Are the actors of 'Heated Rivalry' in danger of being overexposed? Hot Topic: Mistr and some of the Housewives head to DC for HIV prevention Hot Topic: Uber responds to Texas Teen who was refused a ride potentially because he was gay... Advice: He doesn't like to text that often but communication is important...finding that balance Advice: If your a self proclaimed 'slutty' guy do you need to reveal that to those you start dating? Visit: Studio.com/stevev for the website version and visit the app version: Studio.com/stevev/connect Follow Stevie on IG: @iam_stevev Follow Jeremy on IG: @jrosslopez Follow Kodi on IG: @mistahmaurice Rate and Review us! Wanna drop a weekly or one time tip to TAGSPODCAST - Show your love for the show and support TAGS! Visit our website: tagspodcast.com Needs some advice for a sex or relationship conundrum? Ask TAGS! DM US ON IG or https://www.talkaboutgaysex.com/contact Follow Of a Certain Age on IG: @ofacertainagepod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Follow Aidan Wharton on IG: @aidanwharton Aidan Wharton's Substack: https://gaybuffet.substack.com/ Aidan Wharton's Podcast: Getting Close We welcome Aidan Wharton to the show to discuss friendship, why it's harder to find true friendships that show up for us and find real connections The hosts and Aidan discuss nudes, 'close friends' on Instagram, managing them and how Aidan's nudes were stolen and the trauma it caused. We talk about the currency that gay men participate in with our nude photos... The hosts ask Aidan about his Substack "Gay Buffet" a once-weekly newsletter that will help you make sense of this mess of a world through a lens that is unapologetically Queer, thoughtful, and optimistic. Gay Gourmet is the elevated cousin of Gay Buffet, with exclusive articles focused on healthy relationships and effective communication. Aidan is married and talks about his open relationship, his approach to open relationships and how to deal with shame. Aidan is the host of speed dating in New York. He talks about the importance of meeting IRL Hot Topic: Most tops don't douche...surprising or not? Hot Topic: Jools Lebron "very demure, very mindful' shares struggle with sobriety and fame... Hot Topic: Gays at the oscars! Advice: Older gay man is still attracted to twinks... Advice: Can you DM a guy you haven't seen in awhile...? Advice: Fit vs. Muscular... Thirst Trap: Who took the hottest shot of the week? Visit: Steve V's new app - Studio.com/stevev for the website version and visit the app version: Studio.com/stevev/connect Follow Stevie on IG: @iam_stevev Follow Kodi on IG: @mistahmaurice Rate and Review us! Wanna drop a weekly or one time tip to TAGSPODCAST - Show your love for the show and support TAGS! Visit our website: tagspodcast.com Needs some advice for a sex or relationship conundrum? Ask TAGS! DM US ON IG or https://www.talkaboutgaysex.com/contact Follow Of a Certain Age on IG: @ofacertainagepod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.